| 4221 |
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Calvin S. Brown correspondence
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Brown, Calvin S. (Calvin Smith), 1909-1989 |
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1914-1952 |
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This collection consists of correspondence concerning two books authored by Calvin S. Brown (1866-1945) and his son of the
same name. The correspondence regarding Brown the elder involves his book Latin Songs. The second group of letters relates
to Brown the younger's book Music and Literature, published in 1949. Among the letters are two written by John Gould Feltcher.
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ms3796 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4222 |
Title: |
Home Theater Network scrapbook
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Home Theater Network |
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Dates: |
1981-1984 |
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The scrapbook includes brochures, advertisements, fliers, marketing material, and emphemera documenting the Home Theater Network.
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ms3797 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4223 |
Title: |
Eugene Patterson collection
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Patterson, Eugene C. (Eugene Corbett), 1923-2013 |
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Dates: |
1960-1968, 1993, 2008-2012 |
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The collection includes photocopies of Patterson's column from 1960 to 1968, The Bridge Behind: some notes on family history,
and correspondence with Dean of the Grady College of Jounalism Cully Clark 2008 to 2012.
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ms3798 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4224 |
Title: |
Columbus Baptist Church (Columbus, Ga.) account book
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Columbus Baptist Church (Columbus, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1851-1859 |
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The collection consists of a book giving detailed handwritten accounts related to churches in south Georgia, principally the
Columbus Baptist Church, with other references to Siloam and Hopewell churches.
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Identifier: |
ms3799 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4225 |
Title: |
Robert Preston Brooks papers of the Georgia Historical Association
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Brooks, Robert Preston, 1881-1961 |
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Dates: |
1917-1922 |
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The collection consists of papers of Robert Preston Brooks, mainly in association with the Georgia Historical Association
and Georgia Historical Society. Correspondence chiefly concerns the merger of the Georgia Historical Association with the
Georgia Historical Society, and Georgia Historical Quarterly. Correspondents include A. R. Lawton, Andrew J. Cobb, Otis Ashmore,
Charles Edgeworth Jones, Alfred Newell, Percy Flippin, Lucien Lamar Knight, and E. Merton Coulter.
The collection also contains the Georgia Historical Association and Georgia Historical Society merger agreement, financial
statements and ledgers of Robert Preston Brooks and the Georgia Historical Association, meeting minutes, and lists of members
of the Georgia Historical Society.
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ms38 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4226 |
Title: |
James Pelot petition
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Pelot, James |
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Dates: |
1816 August 10 |
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The collection consists of a petition of James Pelot of Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia to President James Madison dated
August 10, 1816. Pelot asks for compensation for losses suffered while fighting for the United States during April, 1815.
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Identifier: |
ms380 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4227 |
Title: |
Hinson family photographs
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Hinson family |
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Dates: |
circa 1900-1999 |
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The collection consists primarily of photographs of the Hinson family, as well as several related families and friends, including
the Bulls, the Tarvers, the Wards, and the Watsons. Other materials include event programs, clippings, genealogy papers, and
awards.
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Identifier: |
ms3800 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4228 |
Title: |
David Jarrett Chandler genealogy
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Chandler, David Jarrett, 1925-1995 |
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Dates: |
circa 1969 |
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The collection consists of one bound volume of the genealogy of David Jarrett Chandler, apparently compiled in the late 1960s
or early 1970s. The genealogy covers both Chandler's paternal and maternal (Ramsay) lineage. Chandler's most frequently cited
source is a conversation with his mother in 1969.
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Identifier: |
ms3801 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4229 |
Title: |
Allen C. Jordan family papers
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Creator: |
Jordan, Allen C., -1865 |
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Dates: |
1837-1886 |
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The collection consists of letters written during the Civil War by Allen C. Jordan, his brother Thomas W. Jordan, and several
other family members. Allen Jordan's regiment moved through Virginia (Gordonsville, Culpeper, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania
Courthouse, Winchester) and Tennessee (Chattanooga, Greenville). His letters describe battles, the food and clothing he needs
from home, and his desire to see his family again. A final letter (August 19, 1864) to his parents from their nephew Floyd
Jordan tells them of a battle at Front Royal (VA) and the names of the men captured, including Allen and Thomas Jordan. Both
were sent to Elmira Prison (NY) where they died in 1865. Also included are several financial papers of the Jordan family
and two poems/verses written by Hattie Barton.
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Identifier: |
ms3802 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4230 |
Title: |
Carolyn Carter photograph collection
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Creator: |
Carter, Carolyn Mackenzie, 1919-2010 |
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Dates: |
1954-1973 |
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The collection consists primarily of photographic negatives documenting Carolyn Carter's career with the Coca-Cola Company
and the Georgia Department of Industry, Trade and Travel. There is a small selection of photographic prints and advertisement
tearsheets.
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Identifier: |
ms3803 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4231 |
Title: |
Georgia Weather Bureau climatological records
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Creator: |
United States. Weather Bureau. Georgia |
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Dates: |
1870-1995 |
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This collection includes original data accumulated by weather bureau offices in both Atlanta's city (1878-1954) and airport
(1931-1970) offices, Augusta (1870-1936), and Columbus (1946-1995). Included are handwritten hourly, daily, and monthly meteorological
and climatological data sheets, reports, and observations. The Columbus records also include station log books (1942-1995)
regarding equipment and expenses and several photographs of the office (1946, 1948). The general series has two volumes that
relate to weather across the state, "Damaging weather in Georgia" and "Temperature average data sheets."
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Identifier: |
ms3804 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 4232 |
Title: |
Conrad Chester Pearman letters
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Creator: |
Pearman, Conrad Chester, 1830-1863 |
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Dates: |
1859-1863 |
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The collection consists of 24 letters written by Conrad Chester Pearman to his wife Emily, written from 1861-1863. Most of
them were written from various camps in Virginia and the subject matter deals with family, health, and camp life. Accompanying
the letters is a typewritten guide edited by Mary Frances Thomas Bryan, Conrad's great granddaughter. This guide, compiled
in 1961, gives transcriptions, an inventory of the letters with dates and locations, a genealogy, an alternate spelling guide,
information on Pearman's company, an index, and a bibliography. The collection also contains a copy of a Hart County jury
duty summons for Mr. Pearman from 1859.
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Identifier: |
ms3805 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4233 |
Title: |
Ted Maloof photographs of Academy Theater productions
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Maloof, Maurice Theodore (Ted) |
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Dates: |
1960-1991 |
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This collection includes 200 photographs, taken by Ted Maloof, of twenty-two plays performed in Atlanta primarily between
1960 and 1962. Nineteen of the plays were produced by the Academy Theatre (1960-1962), "The Boyfriend" at Spelman College
(1962), "Oh Dad, Poor Dad" at the Pocket Theater (1964), and a production of "Seascape" by the Rocket Theater (1986).
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Identifier: |
ms3806 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4234 |
Title: |
Byron Herbert Reece letter
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Creator: |
Reece, Byron Herbert, 1917-1958 |
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Dates: |
1953 January 3 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of a one page letter written by Byron Herbert Reece, dated January 3, 1953, addressed to Herbert Bennett.
The letter is responding to Bennett's inquiry about the meaning of Reece's poem, "The Poet and the Vestures." The collection
also contains a photocopy of the letter.
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Identifier: |
ms3807 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4235 |
Title: |
David Dean O'Keefe collection
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Creator: |
O'Keefe, David Dean |
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Dates: |
1823-2007 |
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The collection contains correspondence, most notably four original letters written by David O'Keefe in Hong Kong to his wife
Catherine in Savannah, dated 1871-1872. In the letters O'Keefe gives news of his travels, mentions that he is sending money,
and responds to Catherine's news that their daughter, Lulu, has suffered an eye injury. Later correspondence, dating mostly
from the 1940s, concerns O'Keefe's estate and personal history. The collection also includes legal information, estate papers,
historical and genealogical research, clippings, and photographs.
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Identifier: |
ms3808 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4236 |
Title: |
Thomasson de Lamassée letter
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Creator: |
De Lamassée, Thomasson |
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Dates: |
1827 October 13 |
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The collection consists of one letter, dated October 13, 1827, written by Thomasson de Lamassée in Savannah, Georgia to the
Superintendents for Public Health at Marseilles. He describes the local conditions surrounding the yellow fever outbreak in
the Savannah area, including the lack of precautions by citizens, poor ventilation in homes, and the lack of monitoring of
the disease by authorities. He indicates that he has shared with local doctors the idea that the disease is the result of
local conditions, and not contagious.
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Identifier: |
ms3809 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4237 |
Title: |
Marshall Peteet pharmacist license and E.T. Smith & Co. advertisement
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Georgia. Board of Physicians |
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Dates: |
after 1866 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of two items: a pharmacist license issued to Marshall A. Peteet by the Board of Physicians of the
State of Georgia, December 21, 1866; an advertisement for perfume made from extract of sweet opoponax manufactured by E.T.
Smith & Co, undated.
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Identifier: |
ms381 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4238 |
Title: |
John A. Stevenson letter
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Creator: |
Stevenson, John A. |
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Dates: |
1875-1890 |
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The collection consists of a letter, dated March 17, 1875, written by John A. Stevenson in Savannah, Georgia to a relative
in Pennsylvania. He recounts the events of his life since leaving Philadelphia in 1840, including his move to Charleston,
South Carolina, where he married, to Savannah, where he became a slave trader. Accompanying the letter is a note from H. H.
DeLeon from Charleston, SC, June 10, 1890, concerning property he purchased at auction.
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Identifier: |
ms3810 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4239 |
Title: |
John Ingle letter
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Creator: |
Ingle, John |
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Dates: |
1864 August 18 |
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The collection consists of one letter, dated August 18, 1864, from Union soldier John Ingle to a friend in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Ingle is writing fom a camp near Marietta, Georgia, and he writes of his well-being, a recent raid in Macon, and other news
of fighting. A typed transcription of the letter is also included.
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Identifier: |
ms3811 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4240 |
Title: |
Charity Reed estate inventory and appraisement
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Reed, Charity |
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Dates: |
1863 August 26 |
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The collection consists of an inventory and appraisement of a deceased person named Charity Reed. The document lists 40 items
and their value, including a slave listed at $500. It was prepared and signed by attorney James W. Greene of Thomaston, Georgia
on August 26, 1863.
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ms3812 |
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